Co-vid 2020
A viral ball of proteins spikes
Came trundling down the way
It knows no season, it knows no reason, yet,
Takes residence in most today
It harbours fear, nay terror, in those who feel it will lead them astray
To the realm of yore, the end of beyond and the edge of lore
For we fear though we claim enlightenment
We fear the end, the next chapter, just around the river bend
Death
Is it not the one certainty we know?
Is it not the one truth we choose to often ignore?
And now death is knocking on the door
Via the viral ball who cares not for friend or foe
Many are cursing the ball for dispersing
Families, jobs, life as was known
Like weeds to the elements are being blown
Yet it is in a way revealing
All the very things that need dispersing, that need cleansing
Stripped, ripped, and torn to bits
Reality is now staring us in the face
Poverty, hunger, privilege, elitism
At home, at work, violence, frustration, sexism
Damn Covid and what it has brought
Yet ‘Co’, meaning joint and ‘vid’ meaning see
Latin you see, is telling us from centuries ago
That this viral ball is making us open our eyes
To all we have been, to all our lies
So now ‘Covid’ is the catchphrase for our plight
Yet ‘Co-vid’ is truly the harbinger of light
